The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

We have tons of elk here in the northwest. The May 18th, 1980 eruption (just that particular eruption alone) of Mt. St, Helens killed over 50,000 but within 5 years the numbers were back to normal.

[mikem]

That's a lot, good to see they can bounce back after such a disaster. They were hunted to extinction here in the late 1700s. I think we have approximately 150 now. They started with only 25 in 2001 and introduced another 27 in 2002.

[ConcinusMan]

Haven't seen these on my lawn in many years but got a bunch this year. Viola tricolor a.k.a. "Wild Pansy" and a million other common names. I've seen them in solid white and pink as well.

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Also in bloom, Papaver somniferum. The fully double ones are sometimes called papaver paeoniflorum although I don't know why. They're still the same species, just a different flower form/cultivar. I imagine it's probably because the flower resembles peonies and to circumvent laws against growing them since that form is low in psychoactive alkaloids and obviously grown as an ornamental. I like 'em because they grow like weeds (no care needed, they just keep popping up year after year) and put on an impressive display. Also they grow well where the soil is poor and nothing but weeds will grow. Also, they cross-pollinate so I never know what color/form of flower will pop up next.

The green bush in the background here is an actual peony but it's not in bloom.
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[Steveo]

Went on a tour of a new shortgrass prairie preserve today. Saw a lot of cool things... the K/T boundary, fossil records, lark buntings, orioles, swainson's hawks, kestrels, burrowing owls... but this guy takes the cake:

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[ConcinusMan]

One of my personal favorites... Blue Crown Passionflower. Passiflora caerulea. Native to South America and produces edible passionfruit. Edible perhaps but to me it tastes like dung LoL.

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[ConcinusMan]

That's odd. Why does the "like" button randomly disappear? sometimes I cannot "like" a post or any posts at all because the option just isn't there.

[RedSidedSPR]

I don't know, all I know is my house is the worst, most boring house for nature photography or nature in general.

[ProXimuS]

Those Passionflowers are BEAUTIFUL, Richard!! Are they yours? If so, are they hard to take care of? (please excuse the fact that I can't create a new paragraph at the moment..) Lately I've been finding some awesome little slugs on the sidewalk outside my house. I used to see them a lot when I was younger, but haven't really seen them for quite a while. I finally was able to identify them as Black Velvet Leatherleaf Slugs. I've been taking pictures every time I see them now :) 9062 9063

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking slugs. Haven't seen one of those before. Thank for posting.

[ConcinusMan]

Those Passionflowers are BEAUTIFUL, Richard!! Are they yours? If so, are they hard to take care of?

Yes, no. As a matter of fact, in a few warm southern states they are an invasive species which easily escaped cultivation and thrives without care. The only critical requirement is that you NEVER let them dry out as that will kill it. It didn't do well at all in a whiskey barrel, barely hung on for several years and didn't bloom so I transplanted it in the ground where it could get sun only for the first half of the day and mulched around it to hold moisture. Once I did that it took off and is now covered in blooms. I don't even fertilize it. I just water it when the weather is dry. It's a clinging vine so it needs a trellis or fence and spreads/grows like a clematis. It blooms from about June-sept here and then sets fruit in the fall.

[kueluck]

May have to check this out in late fall during the rut. Thanks.
I saw this little one in Cataloochee, NC. They reintroduced elk back in 2001, I believe.

[ConcinusMan]

May have to check this out in late fall during the rut. Thanks.

Don't forget to spray yourself with elk doe urine before you go. buahahahha.. http://www.gaggif.com/albums/userpics/2013y/05/21/4/1/thumb_29716MW-gaggif.gif

[kueluck]

Don't forget to spray yourself with elk doe urine before you go. buahahahha.. http://www.gaggif.com/albums/userpics/2013y/05/21/4/1/thumb_29716MW-gaggif.gif

Not sure I wanna get THAT up close and personal with a bull. Just close enough to watch them bugle.

[RedSidedSPR]

http://i.imgur.com/r9yFtcq.jpg

[mikem]

finally. :D

[RedSidedSPR]

You have no idea.

[guidofatherof5]

Sweet Brown - Storeria dekayi

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[guidofatherof5]

Love the moth. Do you know the species?

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Not sure I've never sen one like that before I was more interested in the Adder TBH ;)

[guidofatherof5]

The Adder was sweet. Vipera berus, the common European adder, correct?

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Yep good ol beris. That was actually only the second wild snake I've ever seen. The first one was a beautiful orange that conveniently chose its moment to sod off,hissing into the Ethin bush just as I got the camera out of its bag. But I was cheered up a bit by finding the one in the pictures five minutes later:D

[jwolfe152]

i would like to see one in the wild i love the way the adders look the dorsal patterns

[infernalis]

http://www.varanuspark.com/stuff/bird.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Some photos I took July 28th-31st while camping in Oregon along the Willamette River in Marion County.

Toxicodendron diversilobum (poison Oak) seems unusually abundant this year. It's spreading into areas I have never seen it before including urban parks and waysides. In wild areas where it was common but somewhat hard to find, it is now extremely abundant and plots/individual plants are huge. One plant I encountered was 12-15 feet tall. Where I used to have to search for it, now I can hardly avoid it. I've come in direct contact with it on several occasions but I have never had a reaction to it.

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Hirundo rustica (barn swallow) standing guard over the nestlings.

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Mate returns to feed the young. The one standing guard simply flies over to a nearby perch until feeding is done, then returns to stand guard. I presume this close guarding is necessary because "An unmated male Barn Swallow may kill the nestlings of a nesting pair. His actions often succeed in breaking up the pair and afford him the opportunity to mate with the female"

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Tamias amoenus

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Quercus garryana (Garry Oak) estimated to be about 170 yrs old
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Native prairie.

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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice Richard.

[ConcinusMan]

Wild Aster

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[Mommy2many]

Nice pictures, Richard. Thank you for sharing.

[ConcinusMan]

Found some more I missed when transferring from the camera.

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Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
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[rickymar81]

My first rattle snake catch and relocation9357

[ConcinusMan]

Swallows again. Video this time.


http://youtu.be/wZRMMhYuNEE

[ConcinusMan]

Different nest. conceited/grumpy birds say "no photos"

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[ConcinusMan]

Just recorded this in my backyard about 70 min ago. 89F degrees today, 60% relative humidity. Light onshore breeze.


http://youtu.be/Qw5oXL5gRVk

[ConcinusMan]

Mid-hop. cool. I thought of a really good caption but due to it's sensitive nature I won't post it here. Maybe on facebook.

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[RedSidedSPR]

I thought of a really good caption but due to it's sensitive nature I won't post it here.

this forum needs spoiler tags or something.

[infernalis]

http://www.varanuspark.com/SH/bufo.jpg
Now this was cool, I filmed the spider working too... The fly was very much alive at the time too.
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[CrazyHedgehog]

One place i like to herp near Portland Oregon ' is just basically a patch of untouched habitat surrounded by urbanization and I've seen deer there. The train/lightrail tracks go right along side of it. Well, on June 11th, it was on the local news that a railroad employee stopped the train to remove a fawn sleeping on the tracks!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWSIXva8ycw
Amazing, I was on a small train that was crawling towards the station waiting for the traffic light to change when we did an abrupt stop. (in the years before mobiles sadly let alone digital cameras!) Everyone was complaining at why he needed to do an emergency stop when he was only doing 5 - 10 miles an hour anyway. It was a local two carriage train, and we watched the driver get out and relocate a female cat and her kittens one by one to a safer place off the tracks! we all cheered when he got back in. :)

[guidofatherof5]

Love that pholcidae - Cellar Spider photo, Wayne.

[SD Reptiles]

A common frog, Rana esculenta...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/29097646_9898519ed4_o.jpg

Thats Rana Temporaria ;-)

[infernalis]

While mowing the lawn a few days ago, I saw a juvenile dove on the grass, it was only a few days away from independent flight judging by it's ability to go 6 to ten feet at a time before returning to the ground, so we assisted it by placing it in my crab apple tree and leaving it alone....

http://www.varanusforums.com/dove/baby.jpg

Within moments of leaving the scene, an adult showed up, presumably a parent.

http://www.varanusforums.com/dove/adult.jpg

Thw following morning, I checked and found this...

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2 days in, and junior had made it's way onto my roof, This afternoon the little one had taken off on it's own accord..

http://www.varanusforums.com/dove/roof.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Nice save Wayne. Doves are such a cool little bird.

[infernalis]

It's no longer on my roof, and no feathers in the yard or bodies anywhere, So I have to assume it's flown off the be free.

Thanks Steve.

[kueluck]

Took a walk today since it was just to pretty outside to stay indoors, and we came across this little beauty. I'm not even sure what kind it is, except adorable. Found in Winston Salem NC.
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Since I didn't know what kind, it was placed off the path and it burrowed under the leaves quicker than I could take a picture.

[Mommy2many]

Good save Wayne!

[Stefan-A]

Pantherophis alleghaniensis?

[kueluck]

Thank you so much for the ID
Pantherophis alleghaniensis?

[infernalis]

Pantherophis alleghaniensis?


I concur... Rat snake.

[indigoman]

Definitely a neonate rat snake not sure gray or black.

[ConcinusMan]

Judging by your location we can be pretty certain that Stefan's answer is correct. Not sure if you have other rat snake species in your area but even if you do, the babies probably look indistinguishable from one another and black rat would be the most commonly encountered.

[CelestiHel]

Wow! That's awesome, good save!

[CelestiHel]

It's my favorite time of year: Woolly Bear Season (or, Woolly Worm Season for American Southerners)!

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I kid you not, there were a dozen in my driveway last week, I was 20 minutes late to work for all the moving of caterpillars I had to do to back out without smooshing any. They are absolutely my favorite, and a sure sign that fall AND spring have arrived in my part of the world.

It is said that Woolly Bears predict the winter weather and judging by this one, I think we can hope for an average winter here despite real weather predictions that this one will be long and bitter cold. The Old Farmers Almanac has some good history: Woolly Bear Caterpillars Winter Weather Predictors (http://www.almanac.com/content/predicting-winter-weather-woolly-bear-caterpillars)

[ConcinusMan]

Just a folk legend. I think it's kinda funny how the caterpillar is revered but turns into a rather unremarkable moth while people usually just squish this one on sight:

http://www.images.ca/JayC/images/Tiger_Swallowtail_larva.jpg

It turns into this:


http://youtu.be/LBI9x_xwA4Y

[kueluck]

This past weekend was spent camping at Fairy Stone S.P. in VA. No reptiles or amphibians spotted, but we did come across this local resident. (Eastern Screech Owl) The photo was taken at arms length, I so wanted to touch him.
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And also the "dogwood" TJ spotted.
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[CelestiHel]

Well, sure, but folk legends are fun ;P I have always wanted to see one of those swallow tail caterpillars, lucky you.

[Mommy2many]

I have a black tail swallowtail in coccoon right now. They like parsley plants and are sometimes referred to as parsley worms.

[ConcinusMan]

I had a tiger swallowtail pupa I posted in this thread. Thought I was so lucky to find one, brought it inside, kept it warm, and a few weeks later I was the proud owner of about a dozen wasp larvae. :mad:

Western tiger swallowtail larvae live high in the forest canopy favoring sycamore and maple trees. They are rarely seen until fall when they sometimes drop to the ground where they usually get eaten by birds.

[ConcinusMan]

I figured it's been too long since I submitted some of my own photos. Here's some I shot this week. I posted more on a "macro phototgraphy" facebook group I created. Come check it out. More members and photo submissions would be great. https://www.facebook.com/groups/577817272256120/579941752043672/?notif_t=like

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[mikem]

Shawn (BLUESIRTALIS) flipped this beautiful black rat snake over the weekend while we were herping.

http://i.imgur.com/VLHkRO6.jpg

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I have to hand it to you mike that pic looks like something out of Bill Loves photo album and to think it was done on a cellphone! Awesome pic man!
Shawn (BLUESIRTALIS) flipped this beautiful black rat snake over the weekend while we were herping.

http://i.imgur.com/VLHkRO6.jpg

[mikem]

Thanks man! It loses some of the quality when resizing it to fit the forum. Some day I will invest in a nice camera. :rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

Nice rat. Do I detect some attitude there?

[ConcinusMan]

I have to hand it to you mike that pic looks like something out of Bill Loves photo album and to think it was done on a cellphone! Awesome pic man!

iphone 5 has an awesome camera and the last android phone I looked at had a 13 megapixel camera. It's planned obsolescence. They had the tech to put a decent camera in the phones years ago. They do this so you'll buy more phones. Fast forward 10 years. They got the phones we'll be using in 10 years now but they just make them a little bit better every couple of years to keep you buying them. Anyway, my brother has iphone 5. the pics it takes are just as good as my nikon camera.

[infernalis]

http://www.varanuspark.com/oz/bird.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Isn't that sweet. Just two buddies hanging out in a tree.:D

[infernalis]

By the looks of it, someone had eggs for breakfast.

[Stefan-A]

By the looks of it, someone was close to losing an eye.

[fishmostly]

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Pretty plants :)
Taken in San Marcos, TX this summer.

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.

[ConcinusMan]

Sunset over Portland, Oregon. Tuesday, December 03, 2013, 5:32:54 PM

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[RedSidedSPR]

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[guidofatherof5]

Awesome,
Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

[ConcinusMan]

After one of the warmest, driest winters on record and the driest, warmest January ever recorded (the entire west is in a severe drought) here, the northwest got slammed by a winter storm yesterday. Blizzard conditions, 8 inches of fine powder snow, low 20's, and wind up to 40mph. several more inches fell today. It was just 3 days ago it was sunny and nearly 60 F. Garter snakes were out and some friends spotted California Mt. king snakes out in the gorge 60 miles east of me. (Klickitat county, WA) Just 3 days later we're in a deep freeze. Most significant winter storm in 5 years. Lots of vehicle accidents, a 28 car pileup on I-5, several deaths and lots of cases of frostbite due to the brutal wind chill factor. And it's not over yet. More snow and possibly several inches of ice/freezing rain coming tomorrow. I'm going to kill that pesky groundhog! Stay warm my friends!

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[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like you need the moister.

[ConcinusMan]

That's just it. There's hardly any moisture in it. What we really need is about 25 more feet of high water content snow pack in the mountains but we are that far behind and running out of time to make it up. Heavy snow showers today. Inches more accumulation, bit it's just above freezing so it's heavy, moist snow this time. But if we don't get at least 20 feet in the mountains in the next few weeks, we are going to be on city water rationing this summer.

[RedSidedSPR]

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[RedSidedSPR]

then it snowed some more..

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[guidofatherof5]

60° today, snow by the end of the week. Typical Iowa winter weather.

[guidofatherof5]

Check out this mutant Robin that was in my front yard.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//821/medium/mutant_robin.jpg

[Mommy2many]

My kids are disappointed that he isn't covered in "foam" and "green stuff". They wanted to know what makes him mutant...

[guidofatherof5]

"Mutant" just not the norm.

[Mommy2many]

Awesome,
Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)



He's awesome as long as he stays in some one else's yard :)

[jwolfe152]

http://i.imgur.com/ZTalOkQ.jpg
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Wow that first pic its, almost surreal. I think that's the word i wanna use, sip someone correct me of they think they know what i meant to say

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow that first pic its, almost surreal. I think that's the word i wanna use, sip someone correct me of they think they know what i meant to say

surreal is pretty accurate considering it was North Carolina.

[jwolfe152]

Took some pics on my rainy walk with my phone i don't know Howe to link individual pics though my phone yet but when i do I'll fix this post https://plus.google.com/photos/114060571466248310775/albums/5998198613972982881

[guidofatherof5]

Love the photos of the garter food.:D

[jwolfe152]

Yea i was thinking of grabbing them but decided to let them be for now

[Mommy2many]

Wow, you have spring! I tried to look for wood froggies the other night but I only found one on the highway (too dangerous). I actually rode around the lake near my house looking for them but only found squished ones :( I may go out agin this weekend. I love wood froggies!

[jwolfe152]

Yea i can't wait till the morrels (mushrooms) start popping up and i can fry up some good good. I'm hoping that the mushrooms and poke weeds (i don't know its real name) start popping up close together for some really good fried poke and mushrooms. I love forest food

[gibble888]

Morels...one of my favorite pastimes....dont forget the fiddleheads...yummy...couple of weeks we should start to see some mushrooms

[guidofatherof5]

Morchella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella)

Fiddlehead fern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlehead)

How do you cook you Fiddleheads?

[gibble888]

If i dont eat the morels faster than i pick them i try to save some to make a "spring chowder"...as follows...3 cans cream o mushroom with appropriate amount of heavy cream instead of milk or water add sauteed morels simmer for 15 min...fresh trout fillet cubed for 10min add fiddleheads for the last 5.....otherwise the morels get home washed and fried in butter but they dont stay around very long that way...ohhh my mouth is watering!!

[gibble888]

SPREADING MOREL SPORES: i take my first harvest usually the larger darker ones and put them on a piece of glass....turn on the dehumidifier in the corner as to not blow the spores around and overnight you will find a "ghost ring" of spores from the mature fruit....scrape it toghether with a credit card and store in a glass vial for up to six months.....when u go on your next morel trip take some spores put in a water bottle and mix well....it must be spread within 6-8hrs or you will drown the spores....i put them places i think mushrooms should be but have not found any.....no scientific proof but my attempt to replace the spores i have stolen from mother nature.10331

[jwolfe152]

My grandma got me eating morels and poke. The recipe i use for the poke is I've is picked soak it in salt water for a few hours to help remove the bugs then i go and get a big pot to boil them (i have heard they can be poison/semi poison if not boiled) then till tender then i take then out of the water to cool and stop the cooking. After they cool enough i take them and cut them into small pieces sometimes with or without the leaves. After that take a few eggs depending on how much poke you gathered crack then in a spare bowl. Then i get an onion and sautee them about half way the i add the best eggs and poke to the onions that are in the pan and add some fresh garlic either sliced diced or put in a garlic press whatever ya like. Then on about medium high heat cook till the eggs are done how ya like them let it cool and eat up.

This is the only way i have cooked them because i don't know many people that easy poke because they think its poison regardless of how its cooked. But that just leaves more for me lol. If any one had any other recipes put then up odd love to try it different ways.

I got a question about fiddle heads. Can you eat any of them that start out like that? All ferns look about the same to me that's why i ask. How do you prepare the fiddle heads, and what do they go with meat wise?

Almost forgot that when picking morels the best way to spread does is to keep then in a mesh like bag so that while you walk looking for more they drop spots everywhere and better chances they pop up next year in different/more places. I don't know if this is better than your idea its just the one i always hear about.

[gibble888]

No they are not all edible...do a google search for different ferns and fiddleheads they are pretty easy to tell apart but as with all wild edibles if you are not sure let them be...also look out for the false morel. There are lots of other edible mushrooms which i have books and smartphone apps for but sometimes the mushrooms look just a little different and can be poison. Best is to find an oldtimer with knowledge and they might even show you a sweet spot.

[guidofatherof5]

I was suppose to post these for jwolfe152 days ago. Sorry.;)

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[CrazyHedgehog]

took Gromit on the sand dunes for a walk and found this little fella sunning himself! I think hes a common lizard from the colouration, not a sand lizard, despite the location, but still, my day is made!
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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.

[CrazyHedgehog]

a slow worm found (and returned to) my brothers grass pile at the bottom of his garden
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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.
Anguis fragilis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguis_fragilis)

[ConcinusMan]

If i dont eat the morels faster than i pick them i try to save some to make a "spring chowder"..

Man, i found dozens of them when I went herping with a friend last week. I like them well enough but didn't bring a knife to harvest properly or anything to carry them in so I just left them. Better than pulling them out and ruining it for next year.

Here's some pics from the Columbia River gorge I shot a couple of weeks ago while herping for mountain kings (L. zonata)

Shot from the Oregon side looking at Skamania County, Washington across the river. That's where Washington's only population of California Mt. Kings resides and they can also be found on the Oregon side where I'm standing. I think it was too late in the day for them to be out but I spotted some western fence lizards; a sure sign you're in the right place.

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A few pics from about 10 miles west of there reveals how quickly the climate becomes much wetter. Good spot for salamanders. There's species that live here in tiny micro-habitats and nowhere else on earth. Some of these habitats are deep gorges cut in the rock where direct sunlight never falls and where it can be 20 degrees cooler when you enter. On either side of you is a sheer vertical rock wall covered in moss as far up as you can see. Really amazing place.

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[slipknot711]

gorgeous

[jwolfe152]

I have read you can harvest them by pulling them because the mycelium system dies once it warns up anyways and the way you make sure they come back is the spores and carrying them in a mesh back to spread them. A lot of mushrooms are the same way (according to some mycology (mushroom/fungus scientists) sites) i have done a good but of reading on a few species of mushroom ( psilocybin containing specifically)Awesome pictures by the way

[jwolfe152]

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x426q90/r/845/amo5.jpg
I finally found some morels. my brother in law bought a few to me this morning and after work i decided to go looking and found 2 this pic is the first one i found. I got home and fried them up real quick and they were as good as i remember.

[gibble888]

Thats a nice big one...im goin out on sunday so hopefully i can score....you are making my mouth water!!

[jwolfe152]

Yea every time i look at it i had 5 the big one and 4 average ones sliced them then nothing but flour with salt and pepper and fry DANG THEY WAS GOOD I'm going again this weekend to get a big ole mess (hopefuly) but goodluck on your trip i hope you find a big ole mess too

[guidofatherof5]

Yea every time i look at it i had 5 the big one and 4 average ones sliced them then nothing but flour with salt and pepper and fry DANG THEY WAS GOOD I'm going again this weekend to get a big ole mess (hopefuly) but goodluck on your trip i hope you find a big ole mess too

I found a big old mess in my back yard but it isn't edible. Lots of work to be done this weekend. Hope to find many a garter hiding in the mess.

[ConcinusMan]

I have read you can harvest them by pulling them because the mycelium system dies once it warns up anyways

Actually, they don't all necessarily die. I've had the same mycelium mat fruit 2-3 years in a row. But yank one mushroom out (instead of cutting the stem), which rips the mycelium and it's done. It won't fruit again. Now, each mycelium mat could fruit only once, but they can fruit multiple times usually no more than 3 consecutive seasons. It might not fruit twice anyway, but if you've been pulling them, that just ensures there's no way it will fruit again. Dropping spores doesn't ensure a crop next year as it can take several years of growth before they fruit.

If you hadn't ripped that out of the ground, and it's that mycelium's first fruit, you likely would have seen another fruit right there next year but it definitely won't happen now. I've always cut them and 8 times out of 10 I come back next year and they're fruiting in that same spot again. Never had it happen more than 3 years in a row but even twice is better than once.

The large size there tells me it's probably the first fruit. Second and third time, they are smaller and sometimes more numerous. Third fruits are usually very weak if they happen at all. The psychedelic species' mycelium mats can live for many years and fruit every year. That is until you get people out there ripping them out of the ground instead of cutting them.

We're all done with our spring mushrooms. It's been in the upper 80's several times since they peaked. The only spring mushrooms left now is some overly mature and drying Amanita bisporigera, Amanita pantherina, and Amanita muscaria which are all mildly toxic to deadly anyway.

[jwolfe152]

I know it takes up to 2 years for fruiting of spores for morels and some others. That big one was not the only one in that spot there was some very small ones, i didn't pick because they was so small, so hopefully they will continue there but maybe not because like you said they don't always come back in the same spot but just to be safe, because i can seen both points for how to harvest and why, I'll just cut them.

Now from what i have read on the growing of your own psychedelics like Psilocybe cubensis that you can get 3 sometimes 4 growths out of it but after that you have to make new jars. Now we could be talking about 2 different methods for growing. I'm not saying your wrong or lying that's just what i gathered from my reading, but i really like learning as much as i can about it so if you got any good places i can read about them (or any edible shrooms ) and cultivation that would be awesome. if you would rather continue this in pm that would be fine too

[ConcinusMan]

My point was that ripping them out all but ensures that mycelium won't fruit again. Cutting instead of pulling doesn't guarantee you will get another flush. That all depends on species, if it's the first time they've flushed, and conditions, etc. But pulling just about guarantees that it won't flush again, even if the species and conditions would have allowed another flush.

[ConcinusMan]

disregard

[jwolfe152]

I understand what you meant to say even if my reply sounded the other way around. Also thank you for the info, i don't always absorb the entire article/story and i get stuff a little wrong, case in point about cutting vs pulling, well that and you can't believe everything on the net anyways, wikipedia has good info but not always 100% correct.

[ConcinusMan]

My experience has been that most of the time if you cut morels you will get a flush from that spot again next year but if you pull it you most likely won't. Otherwise they'll fruit in the same spot 2-3 years in a row.

As far as the psychedelics go, I found flushes of Psilocybe semilanceata in clumps where 10-12 big ones were growing from the same approx 5 cm square area. In some fields these spots could be found every few feet. I always had cut them and that same spot would flush again year after year or sometimes twice in a season. The field would produce in much the same way year after year too. The first time someone else discovered them and started ripping them out, the very next year there were far fewer and scattered singly. Eventually the field was completely ruined because every time a mycelium would flush, someone came along and destroyed it. They never did recover back the way it used to be where the field was full of huge clumps.

Psilocybe cyanescens which are more common and can be found growing almost any place there is decomposing wood/wood chips including some spots I know of in the city where they are growing in commercial zone landscapes in wood chips under rodies, seem to grow back every year in large numbers no matter if you pull them or cut them.

[jwolfe152]

That's interesting, i have only looked a few times for the psychedelics mostly because i don't trust myself to I'd but after a good rain or if its a long rain i will go out just to find look at and take pics of any mushrooms they are very interesting to me.like how they differ from species to species in colors and how you can find multiple types in a small area in deciduous forests and they can grow in city environments.

[gibble888]

I actually grew morel mycellium last year and it fully filled my quart size mixture of pressure cooked grass seed,gypsum,wood ash and peat...i waited for it to be well established then "planted" it in a dead ash section of the woods. From what ive read the mushroom or fruit is the mycellium trying to reproduce cuz it doesnt feel the environment is suitable for it anymore. Evidentally thats why they are found more after a forest fire and when the elm or other tree they are with dies.

[jwolfe152]

Just got back from a short walk took a few pics

Found this butterfly/moth on the ground it couldn't/wouldn't fly. Not sure if it shortly came out of its cocoon or what
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A small snail
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A cool bug i found under a old box for beer
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Some flowers
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[jwolfe152]

A pore bracket mushroom/fungus
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This is a turkey i found when i was looking for morels a few days ago. I actually stumbled on it, it was getting dark and i happened to look over and there it was almost 4 feet away and it didn't move or take off when i approached to get the picture I'm not sure if it was injured or maybe just protecting an egg but all it did was blink a few times so i know it was alive
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I'm guessing the beavers jaws got tired but who knows lol
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[gibble888]

Morel season just started where im at...blacks should be next followed by yellow.....ive got 142 peker heads...spelled wrong for younger eyes lol10465

[jwolfe152]

I have never had those ones before but i bet they are still good...i need to get out tomorrow the temps will be in the 80s for a few days and i need to get some yellows before they disappear for another year...nice haul though

[gibble888]

If you are finding yellows you may have missed the half morels...they are usually between the blacks and yellows....good luck.

[ConcinusMan]

I only know of two kinds around here. The one I showed you which is edible, (true morel)and one that's a different color and poisonous. (false morel) They can be difficult for the inexperienced eye to tell apart .

[jwolfe152]

All of the false morels I have seen look absolutely nothing like the real ones and if you read up a bit you would know that the true morels are hollow the entire way through except for the ones with the cottony stuff (some say they are safe some don't) but one like beefsteak look nothing like them IMO

[jwolfe152]

Oh I am about to make a mean thing of fried potatoes in a few minutes. I love ramps and mushrooms thank goodness for the wild things to forage for.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/838/l0cu.jpg

[jwolfe152]

Forgot to add this for people unfamiliar with ramps
Allium tricoccum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum)

[guidofatherof5]

Dang, I'm getting hungry.

[jwolfe152]

That's exactly what i said when walking lol homemade Mac n cheese with some ramps fried and mixed in, homestyle fried potatoes with morels and ramps and then some unbreaded chicken tenders with bbq sauce on them in the oven the smell of it all is driving Mr nuts lol

[jwolfe152]

Finished products

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Damn that's good

[slipknot711]

*drools* so when should I come over for dinner tonight?

[ConcinusMan]

All of the false morels I have seen look absolutely nothing like the real ones and if you read up a bit you would know that the true morels are hollow the entire way through except for the ones with the cottony stuff (some say they are safe some don't) but one like beefsteak look nothing like them IMO

All I know is that there's only one variety of true and edible morel around here; the one I showed you.

[CelestiHel]

I am so excited! After searching since I was a kid, I happened upon my first Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) yesterday. I could only snap a phone pic at dusk, so it's not the best evidence but it was enough to report to the reptile & amphibian survey! In Vermont (US) these are considered uncommon and very localized, with a medium conservation need. They want to hear about every animal found. Better still, I was with three other people, two of which had never seen a wild snake so close, and none of us had ever had the pleasure of watching a watersnake swim. Magical. This one is a young adult, 2-3 ft. in length. Very healthy looking, even with our very late spring.

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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice and good to see you on the forum.

[jwolfe152]

Nice find i like them a lot because they resemble a copperhead when you can see the markings. I mean if you know what your looking for you can tell the difference but they are similar

[CelestiHel]

Totally, both lovely snakes but this far north we don't have to worry about copperheads. We only have one venomous snake (Timber Rattler) in VT and you REALLY have to go looking for them, they're very rare. Truly, we only have 9 snakes at all, so it would be difficult to confuse them!


Nice find i like them a lot because they resemble a copperhead when you can see the markings. I mean if you know what your looking for you can tell the difference but they are similar

[kueluck]

Last week was our yearly spring camping trip to Pettigrew State Park here in NC. This is my little piece of paradise on earth & I look forward to this trip every spring.
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Baby Leopard frog, Rough Green snake, female Southern Toad, Moccasin Trail, and the Scuppernong River. Plus tons of wildlife was seen and touched during our visit.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Very Nice Gail!

[guidofatherof5]

I saw something I found funny this morning. As usual I opened the front patio door to check the weather and listen to the birds. It was a cold morning here as we were in the mid 30's. Like clockwork I had a Robin sitting in the neighbors tree giving his dawn song.
I stood there and listen to the wonderful song and then saw something I've never seen before. As the beautiful bird sang I could see his breath. I'm 55 years old and have never seen that before. I called my kids to the door so they could see it. No need them waiting 55 years.
The American Robin - Turdus migratorius is my favorite bird. As a teen I had a flightless(injured by cat) robin as a pet. Bird was very young when I rescued him and he stayed with me for 12 years. We were best buddies. I took him everywhere. I made a place for him to ride on the dash of my 1973 Mach I Mustang. He slept in the headboard of my bed. Very intelligent bird. He died blind and bald. My Vet. said he was probably the longest lived Robin. To this day I still carry a photo of him in my wallet.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//821/medium/bird4.jpg

American Robin | National Audubon Society Birds (http://birds.audubon.org/birds/american-robin)

[jwolfe152]

I bet that would have been a cool sight with its breathe. For some reason i could imagine clearly a robin driving your mustang and you in the passenger seat holding on lol...i liked the story though it seems you've always had a way with animals

[BLUESIRTALIS]

very nice story.

[mikem]

FINALLY!

http://i.imgur.com/IIjx2Q6.jpg

[gibble888]

Nice timber;)

[jwolfe152]

Nice rattlesnake

[guidofatherof5]

Spring is progressing along. Heard the first baby Robin cries of the season. I love this time of the year.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Check this out! This is the biggest cecropia moth I've seen measured close to 8" wide.

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful.

[kueluck]

I have a female Praying Mantis named Bugaboo that would fall over if she saw that. Nice, very nice.

[CelestiHel]

Busy couple of days for the critters of my house! First, I found this beautiful, huge cecropia moth yesterday morning.

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Last night a Chimney Swift got stuck in our chimney pipe and we had to take the whole thing apart to get it out.

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This morning I discovered a stunning garter exploring the engine of my new car. It showed me how it can get in and out of the interior of my car no problem. Thanks for the tip, little buddy.

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This afternoon, I discovered the woodchucks have moved back in. Phew. Summer in New England!

Helen

[guidofatherof5]

Great update.

[guidofatherof5]

I think I should rename my bird bath to the Bee Bath. A guy a couple blocks over keeps bees. They come to my place for a drink. Saved one of the little buggers(no pun intended) from drowning.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//821/medium/bee_bath.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//821/medium/bee_bath1.jpg

[kueluck]

Our honey bees need all the help they can get.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Agreed! Thanks to the evil japanese hornets.
our honey bees need all the help they can get.

[Shanty]

How about some Texas nature?

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Spadefoot toadlet -- either Plains or Southern

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Its sibling -- they both invaded my tomato plants after a good rain.

[Shanty]

A Texas toad close-up

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And aren't nature photos of things in nature? Like Yucca and cacti?

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[Shanty]

There the Ocotillo is, along with his Yucca buddy. These plants are no loner in this world. A new four-lane highway from the Franklin Mountain State Park (where these two plants were), dozed them both.

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[Shanty]

Last nature photo. What we need urgently in El Paso County, Texas. Some rain!

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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.

[masmith]

11040Here is an eastern black-necked garter - a male from the Austin area.

[guidofatherof5]

Such a beautiful Thamnophis.

[RedSidedSPR]

A few months ago I bought a device called the "olloclip". It's a small lens that clips over the camera portion of your iPhone. My model is the 3-in-1. One side is fisheye, the other wide angle. Unscrew the wide angle and underneath it is the macro lens.

Pretty cool for $40

http://i.imgur.com/skvxXLD.jpg

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[RedSidedSPR]

http://i.imgur.com/7ZXFyXr.jpg

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[Mommy2many]

That is one beautiful snake! And awesome closeups, Jesse!

[joeysgreen]

Western Toad, Anaxyrus boreas. Soon to be classified as a new species, the first herp endemic to Canada. The Alberta populations are the only ones that have a mating call.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/joeysgreen/DSC03043_zpse310e44c.jpg (http://s59.photobucket.com/user/joeysgreen/media/DSC03043_zpse310e44c.jpg.html)

[guidofatherof5]

Great photo.

[Qwerty3159]

A Northern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor constrictor, at my house.

http://i.imgur.com/BUPINfEl.jpg

The second photo was lightened because it may be a tad hard to see.
http://i.imgur.com/oSya6ocl.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Nice. What species is that green colored one?:D

[RedSidedSPR]

http://i.imgur.com/pip89MA.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

http://i.imgur.com/pip89MA.jpg


Awesome. I want one.

[Qwerty3159]

I've been trying to find one, but the green hose snake is notoriously unavailable in the pet trade. :p

[Tzacol]

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One of my Rough-Skinned Newts

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Horntail Wasp, not sure on the exact species

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Rugose Stag Beetle

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Interesting tree, never seen it before and I don't know what it is.



All my pictures are taken with my iPod since I don't have the money yet for a nice camera :/

[kueluck]

oh my gosh I LOVE the newt!!! That's just to frickin' cute.............................I want one. *sigh*

[guidofatherof5]

Nice photos. I'm guessing the tree is in the Spruce family. Did it have any cones on it? What state are you in?

[Tzacol]

Haha the little buggers bite my fingers all the time since I feed them by hand.

[Tzacol]

Nice photos. I'm guessing the tree is in the Spruce family. Did it have any cones on it? What state are you in?

I'm in Oregon, I found it while hiking at a somewhat high elevation in northeastern Oregon, near Wallowa Lake.

[CelestiHel]

A friend and I found this snapper hatchling in the bathroom at middle of the night at our local drive-in movie theater during their annual Dusk Til Dawn movie marathon. Still caked in mud from the dig out, it turned toward the bathroom, which was the brightest light on at 3 am. We scooped it up and took it near the lake in the opposite direction. So stinkin' cute!

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[guidofatherof5]

Thanks for lending the little shelled-one a helping hand. Looks exactly like the 2 hatchlings I now have at the Ranch.

[guidofatherof5]

This past week I have seen a marked increase of butterfly activity. The activity at my butterfly bushes has been great. This is a marked improvement from last year. Here a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) and a Monarch (Danaus plexippus) share a flower.
I love watching all the activity at the butterfly bushes. I also planted plenty of milkweed for the monarch caterpillars. My family has always enjoyed watching their lifecycle.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//821/medium/sharing_3_.jpg

[joeysgreen]

Good on you for planting milkweed. There was a recent news article on how the Monarch is quickly heading towards being an endangered species with all the monocultured crops and effective pesticides against milkweed. You're an invertebrate's hero :)

[kueluck]

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This crossed our path while bike riding at Salem Lake over the weekend. That's a woman’s 7.5 next to it for comparison.

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry, no photo but I wanted to share anyway.
Last night we had some good rain so this morning I had standing water along the driveway. When I looked out there this afternoon I saw a female Cardinal (in the family Cardinalidae), Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and 3 House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) all taking a bath in the same small pool. Everybody getting along just enjoying the water. I love the feathered ones:)

[Zdravko092368]

Would take too long to find the photos and upload them all so I'll just link to my albums from this year, hopefully it works.

Wildlife(lots of garter photos later in the album) - https://m.facebook.com/anthony.luison/albums/10150326785730568/?ref=bookmark


Waterfalls - https://m.facebook.com/anthony.luison/albums/10152545494675568/?ref=bookmark

[guidofatherof5]

I found this beautiful Praying Mantis on the wall outside my kid's school. I moved it to this tree to keep it safe.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//821/medium/mantis1.jpg

Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis)

[DIRK]

Here are some photos of Natrix tesselata. I made this photos at Bad Münster am Stein in germany
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[snakegirl909]

Decided I would share something strange that happened to Ashley (slipknot711) and I. We both live in New England, and had a storm today (lots of rain and snow), and after, nature did something strange!
I looked out the window, and everything was pink, yes, PINK! About a minute later, it turned purple, and then blue-ish.
I just decided to share this experience with you cause... Why not?
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So yeah, I know the pics are pretty bad, just taken out the window and all but whatever. If any one knows what this is please tell, because it has left me confused.

[guidofatherof5]

Weather is so cool.

[Qwerty3159]

Decided I would share something strange that happened to Ashley (slipknot711) and I. We both live in New England, and had a storm today (lots of rain and snow), and after, nature did something strange!

I was wondering if anyone else saw that. :D

[slipknot711]

haha was very odd to see! im used tothe occasional orange or even red skies but the pink to purple was crazy!

[CelestiHel]

There goes the three year streak of not seeing wild snakes in the house. Lol. Honestly, they probably have free reign, but we hardly ever see them anymore. The pic is terrible because I'm not the one who took it, but it is funny. This one is an Eastern Milksnake, average adult size of 2ish ft. It's roaming the house somewhere because I wasn't home to catch it on sight and, well, you know snakes.
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[Qwerty3159]

Wild Turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo.
http://i.imgur.com/fhRBNMWl.jpg